M 4.5 in Greece on 08 Aug 2015 17:22 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 9 Km
Lat/Lon: 39.22 , 21.35
Event Date: 08 Aug 2015 17:22 UTC
08 Aug 2015 20:22 Local
Exposed Population:
1041289 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=454126
Inserted at: 08 Aug 2015 18:27 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=454126 Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1091374 0 08 Aug 2015 17:22 4M, 10km N/A 1 million (in 100km) 00:01 NOAIG
1091379 0 08 Aug 2015 17:22 4.2M, 8.6km N/A 1 million (in 100km) 00:26 NOAIG
1091382 0 08 Aug 2015 17:22 4.5M, 9km N/A 1 million (in 100km) 01:05 EMSC
The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.
The episode that has the last updated information.
* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Greece , Region of Central Greece and Evvoia.

Radius Population
100 km 1 million people
75 km 720000 people
50 km 170000 people
20 km 10000 people
10 km 3500 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Greece Central Greece and Evvoia -
Greece Ipiros 340000 people
Greece Thessalia 730000 people
Greece Ionian Islands 190000 people
Greece Macedonia 2.3 million people
Greece Peloponnisos 1.1 million people
Albania Gjirokaster 70000 people
Albania Sarande 93000 people

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Aktion PVK 4 Mil. Paved Yes 9800 60 km
Dhokimion 47 64 km
Agrinion AGQ 30 Mil. Paved No 9600 66 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Arta Greece 32 km
Amfilokhia Greece 40 km

More information

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